Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away on July 26 surrounded by her family. One person who was noticeably absent? Her longtime boyfriend, Nick Gordon, leaving him to discover the sad news online — according to a new report.

The world collectively wept when news broke that Bobbi Kristina Brown had died at just 22 years old. Nick Gordon, 25, who had been previously banned from visiting the late Whitney Houston‘s daughter in hospice (under suspicion he had something to do with her death) is allegedly broken over the fact that he heard about her passing via the Internet. Click inside for all the details!

As of now, Nick has been blacklisted by the Brown/Houston family as Bobbi Kristina’s cause of death continues to be investigated. On Jan. 31, he found the 22-year-old facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub at her Roswell, GA home — the catalyst for her seven-month medically-induced coma.

He found out “just like everyone else did, from the internet,” a source tells Us Weekly. “He is devastated that Bobbi has passed.” He was still in Florida with his mother when the news came out, adds the mag’s insider. Currently, he remains unwelcome at her impending funeral service.

Nick was served with lawsuit papers in Florida at the beginning of July for his alleged abuse of Bobbi Kristina. The documents were filed by her conservator Bedelia Hargrove, who has stated that Nick dragged Bobbi Kristina by her hair up the stairs of her home, stole funds from her bank account without permission and punched her teeth out mere hours before she was discovered unconscious.

“Krissy was and is an angel,” Bobbi Kristina’s father, Bobby Brown, said in the statement on July 27. “I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a way to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss is unimaginable.”

Our deepest condolences continue to be with the Houston/Brown family at this time.

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